Job opening: Powered Support Systems Mechanic
Salary: $33 - 41 per hour
Published at: Apr 11 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
In this position you will work as a member of Response and Recovery, Logistics Management Directorate, Distribution Management Division, Distribution Centers. The ideal candidate for this position will perform as a Powered Support Systems Mechanic responsible for the operation, troubleshooting, and repair of a wide variety of diesel generators and associated support systems.
Duties
What will I do in this position if hired?
Qualifications
Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service. The time-in-grade and qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement.
Applicants will be rated in accordance with the OPM Federal Wage System Qualification Standard. Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must meet any screen-out element listed, and show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on the quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time.
Physical Effort, WG-11: While the majority of work is performed in a Distribution Center/warehouse environment, the incumbent is required to respond to disaster situations in making fleet and electrical power generation equipment available and ensuring its functionality to meet critical needs. Work requires standing, bending, kneeling, lifting and climbing; work may be tiring and have to be performed in uncomfortable positions. Incumbent must be able to lift weights up to 45 pounds and be physically and medically capable of performing all tasks and duties characteristic of the position. Periodic physical examinations are required to satisfy Commercial Driver's License requirements.
Working Conditions, WG-11: The work may vary from a properly equipped shop environment to an excessively hot, cold, windy or wet outdoor environment. Incumbent may be subject to experiencing cuts, abrasions, bruises, and electrical shock. Hazards include high voltages, noxious fumes, sharp or abrasive objects, excessive noise, toxic substances, and slippery surfaces. Incumbent must follow stringent safety regulations. Generators can result in the electrocution death or injury of responders, disaster installation technicians and/or disaster victims.
Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application:
Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
Please limit your resume to five pages. If more than five pages are submitted, only the first five pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications.
Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations, and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words, be clear, and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience.
Are you qualifying based on your work experience?
Qualifications are based on your ability to demonstrate in your resume that you possess one year of the specialized experience for this announcement at a comparable scope and responsibility. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, it must contain the following information organized by experience/position: (1) job title, (2) name of employer, (3) start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY), (4) detailed description of duties performed, accomplishments, and related skills, and (5) hours worked per week (part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience). Federal experience/positions must also include the occupational series, grade level, and dates in which you held each grade level.
Are you a current or former FEMA Reservist/Disaster Assistance Employee (DAE)? To accurately credit your experience from intermittent positions and Reservist Deployments, you must list the dates (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) of deployments that are relevant to your qualifying experience, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment.
Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information. Failure to provide the above information in your resume may result in your application being found "not qualified."
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and provides valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
No Educational Substitution: There is no educational substitution for this position, and you must meet the qualifications listed in the "requirements" section of this announcement.
